Supporters Rally for Solutions on Mackinac State Historic Parks
Likened to Engine Driving Michigan’s Tourism Industry, Parks Can Help Rebuild State’s Economy
By Karen Gould
     Phil Porter argues that Mackinac State Historic Parks can help rebuild Michigan’s economic momentum, but not if the governor and legislature in Lansing cut its $1.5 million state appropriation from its fiscal year 2006 budget, which begins October 1.
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4 Graduated in Island Class of ‘05
By Leslie Rott
     With “Pomp and Circumstance,” seniors Jamie Andress, Blisse Beardsley, Richard Chaffee, and Emma Chambers took their final steps as Mackinac Island Public School students at 7 p.m. Friday, May 27, in the gymnasium of the school.
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Veterans’ Observance Notes ‘Cost of Freedom’
Island Vets Honored on Memorial Day
By Jessica Delaney
     Memorial Day has always served as a day honoring those men and women who have fought in the armed services. This past holiday weekend, World War II veteran William Porter asked citizens to add another meaning to the patriotic day, saying that the day should serve as a reminder of the cost of freedom
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